The 23rd Annual Diabetes Ride
Horses always welcome, this year also introducing a separate
gravel road ride for bikes!
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Online-Registration has closed but it's not too late to register. On-Site Registration begins at The Diabetes Ride site 9:00am on Sunday, May 20.
See you Sunday!
Welcome to the Diabetes Ride!
The Diabetes Ride started in 1995 as a pledged equestrian trail ride and has been running annually since that time. In 2018 in addition to the equestrian trail ride, we will offer a separate gravel road ride for bikes! The Diabetes Ride benefits Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs (dba Camp Hodia), a local nonprofit that since 1978 has been providing camps and programs for children and teens with type 1 diabetes.
Anyone may participate in this event. We encourage all of our participants to collect pledges for their ride and turn them in on the day of the ride. We often have riders that collect more than $100 in pledges—sometimes as much as several thousand dollars! Your gifts make it possible for Camp Hodia to serve all local children with diabetes, regardless of ability to pay. Read more about Camp Hodia/IDYP here www.hodia.org.
Register & Fund-Raise Online
Ride Schedule:
9:00 am – 11:00 am Check-In & registration
12:00 pm BBQ, fun & games, beer garden, raffle and silent auction begin
2:30 pm BBQ ends, fun & games continue
3:00 pm NEW in 2018: Award Ceremony!
Day of the Ride
During the Ride
A Bit More To Know...
Some Facts about Diabetes:
Right now 10% of Americans, or 30 million people, have diabetes, including 88,000 in Idaho. More astonishing, however, is that about a third of these people don’t know it. What’s more, the Idaho Statesman reports that the CDC estimates that in the US today more than 2 million young people show signs of “pre-diabetes.” When left uncontrolled, diabetes leads to devastating complications — heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage, amputations. But when individuals learn how to self-manage their diabetes and control their blood sugars, they cut their risk for complications in half.
The Diabetes Ride: A volunteer effort:
The Idaho Arabian Breeders Association and Southwest Idaho Trail and Distance Riders joined efforts 23 years ago to organize The Diabetes Ride.
This unique event is a trail ride in the Eagle foothills attracting 200 – 350 riders every year. Riders can choose between a few trails that are on private property. Enjoy the trail ride, t-shirt, and a great BBQ after the ride. Many riders choose to fundraise rather than pay the entry fee to support more diabetic children.